Security update for python

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2020:0510-1
Rating: moderate
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2019-9674 ( SUSE ): 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2019-9674 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2020-8492 ( SUSE ): 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2020-8492 ( NVD ): 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Products:
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP1
  • Desktop Applications Module 15-SP1
  • Python 2 Module 15-SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 Business Critical Linux 15-SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1
  • SUSE Manager Proxy 4.0
  • SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.0
  • SUSE Manager Server 4.0

An update that solves two vulnerabilities and has one security fix can now be installed.

Description:

This update for python fixes the following issues:

Security issues fixed:

  • CVE-2019-9674: Improved the documentation, warning about dangers of zip-bombs (bsc#1162825).
  • CVE-2020-8492: Fixed a regular expression in urrlib that was prone to denial of service via HTTP (bsc#1162367).

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • Basesystem Module 15-SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP1-2020-510=1
  • Desktop Applications Module 15-SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Desktop-Applications-15-SP1-2020-510=1
  • Python 2 Module 15-SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Python2-15-SP1-2020-510=1

Package List:

  • Basesystem Module 15-SP1 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • python-base-debuginfo-2.7.17-7.35.1
    • libpython2_7-1_0-2.7.17-7.35.1
    • python-debugsource-2.7.17-7.35.1
    • libpython2_7-1_0-debuginfo-2.7.17-7.35.1
    • python-base-debugsource-2.7.17-7.35.1
    • python-debuginfo-2.7.17-7.35.1
    • python-2.7.17-7.35.1
    • python-base-2.7.17-7.35.1
  • Desktop Applications Module 15-SP1 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • python-tk-2.7.17-7.35.1
    • python-debuginfo-2.7.17-7.35.1
    • python-debugsource-2.7.17-7.35.1
    • python-tk-debuginfo-2.7.17-7.35.1
  • Python 2 Module 15-SP1 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • python-base-debuginfo-2.7.17-7.35.1
    • python-gdbm-debuginfo-2.7.17-7.35.1
    • python-debugsource-2.7.17-7.35.1
    • python-gdbm-2.7.17-7.35.1
    • python-base-debugsource-2.7.17-7.35.1
    • python-curses-2.7.17-7.35.1
    • python-curses-debuginfo-2.7.17-7.35.1
    • python-debuginfo-2.7.17-7.35.1
    • python-xml-2.7.17-7.35.1
    • python-devel-2.7.17-7.35.1
    • python-xml-debuginfo-2.7.17-7.35.1

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